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    What Is Freedom? Reconstruction 1865-1877 Four days after the meeting Sherman issued Special Field Order 15: It set aside Sea Island and a large area on the South Carolina and Georgia coasts for the settlement of the black families on 40 acre plots of land. He offered them broken mule too. With Slavery dead‚ which black institution strengthened after the war? a. The free blacks’ church b. The secret slave church c. The back family d. The free blacks’ schools e. ALL OF THE ABOVE- Correct

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    The Reconstruction Act of March‚ 1867 reorganized the South into five military districts‚ each under control of a Union general. The Act required universal male suffrage to elect delegates to conventions‚ required granting the vote to freed men‚ and the ratification of the 14th Amendment. The term “Negro Rule” came from the enfranchisement of freedmen and their participation in state and local government.16 Enfranchisement and office holding allowed another change in Southern politics that white

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    Assignment 5: U.S. History to ReconstructionIn 1861 most Southerners thought that the Confederacy was favorite to win the war. The Confederacy’s sheer size – 750‚000 square miles – was a major asset‚ making if difficult to blockade‚ occupy and conquer. Confederate forces did not have to invade the North: they simply needed to defend. The fire-power of the rifle-musket meant that battlefield tactics now favored the defender. The Union‚ having no option but to attack‚ was bound to suffer heavy casualties

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    Sioux Indian Tribe The Sioux Indians were one of the largest tribes in the American West‚ so they were known as a nation. They are also called Lakota or Dakota. The name Sioux means ‘little snakes’. Like a lot of the other tribes‚ the Sioux were nomadic and lived in places like Wisconsin‚ North and South Dakota and Minnesota. The Sioux nation had a rich history and was a very powerful tribe. A Frenchman‚ Jean Duluth‚ moved into the Sioux territory in the 17th century and took control of most of their

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    Graft report Patellar graft The patellar tendon bone-tendon-bone graft has been the "gold standard" graft choice for ACL reconstructions since it became common practice in the mid-1980. It has been used extensively by surgeons since that time and still remains the graft of choice for a high number of orthopedists who perform this surgery regularly. The patellar tendon graft has consistently demonstrated excellent surgical outcomes with a 90-95% success rate in terms of returning to pre-injury level

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    Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction Era of the 1860’s began before and continued well after the Civil War. The plans were designed to bring the union back together. Today some historians argue that reconstruction failed. Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and the Radical Republicans‚ all had ideas and plans of how they wanted to bring the union back together. They all worked diligently to get their plans‚ laws‚ and proclamations into action. President Abraham Lincoln’s plans consisted of a Proclamation of Amnesty

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    Compromise of 1877 The Compromise of 1877 showed the end of reconstruction. Reconstruction was a failure because the United States had failed to Economically get the south back up on its feet. Also It failed in because Harper Rutherford became president and new government approach was made. Appointing a new democrat to the cabinet was one of the deals of the Compromise of 1877. When the Compromise of 1877 happened Redeemers resumed political control of the south continuing to treat the blacks badly

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    Repair- Reconstruction Doctrine is a fundamental doctrine prevalent mostly in USA and few other countries which holds that a purchaser of a patented product may ‘repair’ the product but may not ‘reconstruct’ it. This definition though looks simple on the face of it‚ yet it is one of the most controversial doctrine with regard to patent laws across the globe. This is because of the primary reason that‚ more often the two verbs namely: ‘repair’ and ‘reconstruction’ overlap. The challenge with regard

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    Another impact that Reconstruction had on African Americans was a positive one. Former freed slaves could now vote and own land. Things were starting to change in the south. According to the text it states‚ “Schools‚ orphanages‚ and public relief projects aimed at improving the lives of blacks were emerging all over the South. Perhaps most stunning of all‚ African-Americans were holding political office. Blacks were becoming sheriffs and judges. They were elected to school boards and city councils

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